Coasta Morning Glory (Calystegia purpurata ssp. purpurata) aka Bindweed

Coastal Morning Glory flowers are big (about 3”), and bright, and are easy to pick out. The leaves are distinctively arrow shaped. Morning Glory is a vine, and often hangs down on rocks or other plants.

January	April	July	October
Evergreen leaves
	White flowers tinged with purple or pink

Field ID Tips

· Blooms April to September

· 5 petals are fused, making a single round disk, about 3” across.

· White flower, with pink or purple tinges on the outside edge, and yellow-green in the center.

· Arrow-shaped leaves.

Four yellow petals

Long leathery leaves ending in a point.

Links:

Calphotos

Wikipedia

Mountain Home to West Point Flowers

Morning glory vine hanging on a rock.

Morning glory leaves are arrow shaped. As you can see, the flowers on the same plant can vary in color, depending on their stage of development.